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of vent
By ButJua Glbeo.
oonoert. a parade, a danae
the crownIni or a queen,
hIIbIIIht Homecomlnc, 1968.
aebedule of actSVitiel baa
planDId for the entire week
October 25. The 00tII0
the EpIcurean Society,
K. the German club, anel
club have worked alone
the Concert and Dance
"aurdttl~ to organize Homecom.
excltlDl Homecomiftl that we
bave ever had," laid Neal Bur­toll,
chairman of the Concert
Dance Committee.
ON MONDAY, October 25, the
dormitories will be deooratecl,
and throughout the week varl·
OUI men's dormitories wID bold
open hOUIe. QWkley Houle wID
be open from 8 to U p.m. on
Monday: Laf&)'ette Hall wID be
open on 'l\lesday: 808 West
Franklin st. will be open on
OOMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
edforHo
Wedntlclay: and Scherer HaD
wW be open on Thursday.
"Havlnlr open hou.. II a new
feature thII year. It will help to
make Homecoming a week.Jonl
actlvlt¥," Burton added.
CONTESTS on Thursday and
FrIday will be open to teamI rep­resendftl
VCU organlzationa.
A Volkswagen ltufftnc contest
with co-ed teaml or twelve or
more will be held on Thursday at
12:15 in Shafer Street Court. On
FrIday beginning at 12 noon, a
801 WEST FRANKLIN STREET
wheelbarrow and elg throwinl
conteat will take place In Shafer
Street Court.
FrIday evenlftl an off-eamPUI
reception tor the alumni WIll be
held at 8 p.m. Then at 8:30 p.m.
the Homecomlftl concert will ba­rln
In the Franklin Street Gym­nasium,
featurlnl the Platten,
a concert group which haa re­corded
13 gold records and three
gold albums. At Intermlulon the
Homecoming Queen will be
crowned.
111e Platten bave played In a
Presidential commtmd perf0rm­ance
In Mexico tmd In Royal
Opera House In SwItzerland, u
weB .. on the Johnny ear..
and Ed Sullivan sbow ••
Included In The Platten lilt
of hits are: "111e Great Pre­tender,"
"I Loved You 1,000
Tim e I," "With thll Ring,"
"Washed Ashore," ancI their new.
est relea .. "Too Many Teara."
Tickets for the concert will go
(Contllluecl 011 Pace 4)
RICHMOND, VmGlNlA %SZ2'
Union dissatisfaction
evelops over insignia
By Nick Brown
apparent communication
between Administra­officials
and the Art and De­students
concerning a new
insignia has resulted in
student ill-will. according to
Art Union president.
of the details for the
work had not been suffi­and
in the pro­ill-
will has been
Thomas said. He added
that his organization is in the
process of informing students­especially
the Art and Design
students-of the Administration'.
position.
mOMAS HAS already met with
William O. Edwards, Director of
development to discuss the dis­content.
According to Edwards,
the Art and Design students had
two main objections to the Bo81'd
of Visitor's handling of the in·
signiE. work. First, that the de-
Student organization
demands rights bill
By Bob Kirk
Students for Liberal GQvern­(
SLG) were to circulate pe­this
week demanding that
Student Code of Con­in
August, be with­and
that it be replaced by
student bill of rights.
The petition calls for the pro­Bill
of Rights to be com­by
a jointly faculty-student
~lnml:ttE!e, appointed by the
of the Student Govern­Association.
petition is the product of
workshops held by the
week, according to
E. Kelso. Educ 3 Falr-fax,
:-GA representative for the
SLG organization. Kelso said that
among those attending the work­shops,
the concensus was against
the present Code of Conduct.
AT A ~lEETING of the SLG
Monday, Lauren Selden, execu­tive
director of the American
Civil Liberties Union, explained
the legal points of ti'e present
Code of Conduct in detail and
clarified some points on student
bill of rights.
The SLG distributed handbills
prior to Monday's meeting ques­tioning
student rights at VCU.
(Continued on Page 4)
PllOto By Crall(
OPENED WEDNESDAY _ J ackie Gann and William
Temme rehearse scenes from Ugo Betti's "The Queen and
The Rebels." The drama department's production will be
Ihown at the Gaslight Theatel' tonight through October 12
at 8:30 p.m. See review, page 4.
clslon to employ the industrial
design firm of Schecter and
Lllth, Inc. of New York to develop
an insignia represented a no-con­fidence
vote in student ability
and faculty talent.
"Nothing could be further from
the truth," Edwards asserted.
He added that over the summer,
various people on campus were
consulted by the Board of Visitors
before the decision was made to
hire the design firm. Dr. Herbert
Burgart, dean of the School of
Art. Charles Renick, associate
dean of the School of Art, and
John Hilton. head of the Depart·
ment of Commuriications Arts
were among those consulted.
The Graphic Arts Committee,
appointed by the Board of Visitors
and the faculty members COII­sulted,
reached the conclusion
that it would be more practical
to hire a firm to do the insignia
work, according to Edwards.
The project will take approl'l·
mately 1,000 man hours and
roughly four months to complete,
(Continued on Page 4)
Platters Will Perform at Homecoming Concert
Queen Will Be Chosen at Inter mission
Elections set for Oct. 18
House petitions due next week
Candidates seeking election to
the House of Representatives
must submit a petition to the
Student Government Association
Boar d of Elections by Wednesday.
The petitions must be signed hy
25 students from the individual
candidate's school or department
and turned into the SGA office or
to the Board of Elections by noon.
According to Francis McKib­bon.
chairman of t: ~ board of
elections, a few minor changes
were made in the election scht'­dule
after the board met Tuesday
afternoon.
Originally, candidates wel,~
given seven days for written cam­paigning
including Ihe use o[
posters and written malerial.
However, the board d cided that
more time was needed to review
Ihe petitions and moved Ihe dale
for open campaigning from Octo­ber
11 to the 14.
The board also decided to desig­nate
Thul'sday, October 17, as
"candidates day". At this time,
oandldates may set up boolhs.
tables and employ the use of
amplillers.
Students running for election
must also attend a meeting Sun­day.
Oclol>cr 13. The meeting is
8chedulpd for 6 p.m. on the first
11001' of the Studl'nt Center.
All campaigning material must
be r emoved from the campus
Saturday, the day following the
election.
These revisions were made
after the Board of Elections made
a report to the House Monday
night. The dates for opening
campaigning did not coincide
with the schedule released earlier
by SGA rresident John Norcutt.
After the Board made its re­port,
the House approved two
r esollitions concerning constitu­tions
lfor clubs and rtrganizatlonsl
(Continued on Page 4)
Hearings postponed
by budget committee
"All budget committee hearings
have been postponed for the pres­ent
time and hearings will not
reconvene unlil the new House of
Representalives has been elected
and scat ed," said Ernest Roane,
chairman o( the committee. tills
week.
According 10 Roane. members
have not been attending meetings
of the budget committee tlml
hearlllgH have been postponed be­cause
of the lack of a quorum.
The new budget committee will
begin with hearings tor ull thos
organlzutions alt'eady heat'd.
"I do not think It faJr to con­duct
well over half the heurlngs
with one committee and dl!ii­berate
with (mother. This would
bo a gt'eat InJustice," Roane said.
According to Roane, the rehear­ings
will insure that each O1'gan!­zulion
is allocated proper fund!!
and will repre~ent Ihe epitome 01
consideration to each of thoso
already heR rd. The !"lunor thut
any publication may be droPPl'd
by Ihe committee has no basis,
according 10 Roane.
According to Roane. the only
delay In the completion of thtJ
bUdget, originally set tor October
18, wi 11 be fl period ot one and
one hair wl'E'ks. "Those organiza­tions
r('pl'cscnted on the budget
llsting will not be operatlng on
a dellicit until Ihat tim ." Ronne
said. "All organizations mu)'
spend up to Ihe amount they wo,'rtl
appropriated lust yellr until tho
new buduet Is !lPproprlatcd."

Published by the students of the Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary (1940-1947); The Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Polytechnic Institute cooperating (1947-1955); Richmond Professional Institute of the Colege of William and Mary <1955-1962>; Richmond Professional Institute, Sept. 21, 1962-May 24, 1968; Virginia Commonwealth University, Sept. 20, 1968-May 23, 1969.

of vent
By ButJua Glbeo.
oonoert. a parade, a danae
the crownIni or a queen,
hIIbIIIht Homecomlnc, 1968.
aebedule of actSVitiel baa
planDId for the entire week
October 25. The 00tII0
the EpIcurean Society,
K. the German club, anel
club have worked alone
the Concert and Dance
"aurdttl~ to organize Homecom.
excltlDl Homecomiftl that we
bave ever had" laid Neal Bur­toll,
chairman of the Concert
Dance Committee.
ON MONDAY, October 25, the
dormitories will be deooratecl,
and throughout the week varl·
OUI men's dormitories wID bold
open hOUIe. QWkley Houle wID
be open from 8 to U p.m. on
Monday: Laf&)'ette Hall wID be
open on 'l\lesday: 808 West
Franklin st. will be open on
OOMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
edforHo
Wedntlclay: and Scherer HaD
wW be open on Thursday.
"Havlnlr open hou.. II a new
feature thII year. It will help to
make Homecoming a week.Jonl
actlvlt¥" Burton added.
CONTESTS on Thursday and
FrIday will be open to teamI rep­resendftl
VCU organlzationa.
A Volkswagen ltufftnc contest
with co-ed teaml or twelve or
more will be held on Thursday at
12:15 in Shafer Street Court. On
FrIday beginning at 12 noon, a
801 WEST FRANKLIN STREET
wheelbarrow and elg throwinl
conteat will take place In Shafer
Street Court.
FrIday evenlftl an off-eamPUI
reception tor the alumni WIll be
held at 8 p.m. Then at 8:30 p.m.
the Homecomlftl concert will ba­rln
In the Franklin Street Gym­nasium,
featurlnl the Platten,
a concert group which haa re­corded
13 gold records and three
gold albums. At Intermlulon the
Homecoming Queen will be
crowned.
111e Platten bave played In a
Presidential commtmd perf0rm­ance
In Mexico tmd In Royal
Opera House In SwItzerland, u
weB .. on the Johnny ear..
and Ed Sullivan sbow ••
Included In The Platten lilt
of hits are: "111e Great Pre­tender"
"I Loved You 1,000
Tim e I" "With thll Ring"
"Washed Ashore" ancI their new.
est relea .. "Too Many Teara."
Tickets for the concert will go
(Contllluecl 011 Pace 4)
RICHMOND, VmGlNlA %SZ2'
Union dissatisfaction
evelops over insignia
By Nick Brown
apparent communication
between Administra­officials
and the Art and De­students
concerning a new
insignia has resulted in
student ill-will. according to
Art Union president.
of the details for the
work had not been suffi­and
in the pro­ill-
will has been
Thomas said. He added
that his organization is in the
process of informing students­especially
the Art and Design
students-of the Administration'.
position.
mOMAS HAS already met with
William O. Edwards, Director of
development to discuss the dis­content.
According to Edwards,
the Art and Design students had
two main objections to the Bo81'd
of Visitor's handling of the in·
signiE. work. First, that the de-
Student organization
demands rights bill
By Bob Kirk
Students for Liberal GQvern­(
SLG) were to circulate pe­this
week demanding that
Student Code of Con­in
August, be with­and
that it be replaced by
student bill of rights.
The petition calls for the pro­Bill
of Rights to be com­by
a jointly faculty-student
~lnml:ttE!e, appointed by the
of the Student Govern­Association.
petition is the product of
workshops held by the
week, according to
E. Kelso. Educ 3 Falr-fax,
:-GA representative for the
SLG organization. Kelso said that
among those attending the work­shops,
the concensus was against
the present Code of Conduct.
AT A ~lEETING of the SLG
Monday, Lauren Selden, execu­tive
director of the American
Civil Liberties Union, explained
the legal points of ti'e present
Code of Conduct in detail and
clarified some points on student
bill of rights.
The SLG distributed handbills
prior to Monday's meeting ques­tioning
student rights at VCU.
(Continued on Page 4)
PllOto By Crall(
OPENED WEDNESDAY _ J ackie Gann and William
Temme rehearse scenes from Ugo Betti's "The Queen and
The Rebels." The drama department's production will be
Ihown at the Gaslight Theatel' tonight through October 12
at 8:30 p.m. See review, page 4.
clslon to employ the industrial
design firm of Schecter and
Lllth, Inc. of New York to develop
an insignia represented a no-con­fidence
vote in student ability
and faculty talent.
"Nothing could be further from
the truth" Edwards asserted.
He added that over the summer,
various people on campus were
consulted by the Board of Visitors
before the decision was made to
hire the design firm. Dr. Herbert
Burgart, dean of the School of
Art. Charles Renick, associate
dean of the School of Art, and
John Hilton. head of the Depart·
ment of Commuriications Arts
were among those consulted.
The Graphic Arts Committee,
appointed by the Board of Visitors
and the faculty members COII­sulted,
reached the conclusion
that it would be more practical
to hire a firm to do the insignia
work, according to Edwards.
The project will take approl'l·
mately 1,000 man hours and
roughly four months to complete,
(Continued on Page 4)
Platters Will Perform at Homecoming Concert
Queen Will Be Chosen at Inter mission
Elections set for Oct. 18
House petitions due next week
Candidates seeking election to
the House of Representatives
must submit a petition to the
Student Government Association
Boar d of Elections by Wednesday.
The petitions must be signed hy
25 students from the individual
candidate's school or department
and turned into the SGA office or
to the Board of Elections by noon.
According to Francis McKib­bon.
chairman of t: ~ board of
elections, a few minor changes
were made in the election scht'­dule
after the board met Tuesday
afternoon.
Originally, candidates wel,~
given seven days for written cam­paigning
including Ihe use o[
posters and written malerial.
However, the board d cided that
more time was needed to review
Ihe petitions and moved Ihe dale
for open campaigning from Octo­ber
11 to the 14.
The board also decided to desig­nate
Thul'sday, October 17, as
"candidates day". At this time,
oandldates may set up boolhs.
tables and employ the use of
amplillers.
Students running for election
must also attend a meeting Sun­day.
Oclol>cr 13. The meeting is
8chedulpd for 6 p.m. on the first
11001' of the Studl'nt Center.
All campaigning material must
be r emoved from the campus
Saturday, the day following the
election.
These revisions were made
after the Board of Elections made
a report to the House Monday
night. The dates for opening
campaigning did not coincide
with the schedule released earlier
by SGA rresident John Norcutt.
After the Board made its re­port,
the House approved two
r esollitions concerning constitu­tions
lfor clubs and rtrganizatlonsl
(Continued on Page 4)
Hearings postponed
by budget committee
"All budget committee hearings
have been postponed for the pres­ent
time and hearings will not
reconvene unlil the new House of
Representalives has been elected
and scat ed" said Ernest Roane,
chairman o( the committee. tills
week.
According 10 Roane. members
have not been attending meetings
of the budget committee tlml
hearlllgH have been postponed be­cause
of the lack of a quorum.
The new budget committee will
begin with hearings tor ull thos
organlzutions alt'eady heat'd.
"I do not think It faJr to con­duct
well over half the heurlngs
with one committee and dl!ii­berate
with (mother. This would
bo a gt'eat InJustice" Roane said.
According to Roane, the rehear­ings
will insure that each O1'gan!­zulion
is allocated proper fund!!
and will repre~ent Ihe epitome 01
consideration to each of thoso
already heR rd. The !"lunor thut
any publication may be droPPl'd
by Ihe committee has no basis,
according 10 Roane.
According to Roane. the only
delay In the completion of thtJ
bUdget, originally set tor October
18, wi 11 be fl period ot one and
one hair wl'E'ks. "Those organiza­tions
r('pl'cscnted on the budget
llsting will not be operatlng on
a dellicit until Ihat tim ." Ronne
said. "All organizations mu)'
spend up to Ihe amount they wo,'rtl
appropriated lust yellr until tho
new buduet Is !lPproprlatcd."